美国物理研究生专业

1．简介
物理学是研究物质运动最一般规律和物质基本结构的学科。作为自然科学的带头学科，物理学研究大至宇宙，小至基本粒子等一切物质最基本的运动形式和规律，因此成为其他各自然科学学科的研究基础。它的理论结构充分地运用数学作为自己的工作语言，以实验作为检验理论正确性的唯一标准，它是当今最精密的一门自然科学学科。

2．物理学TOP 10学校
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Princeton University
Stanford University
University of California—Berkeley
Cornell University
University of Chicago
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
University of California--Santa Barbara

3．名校推荐
3.1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D. program in Physic
项目介绍
Graduate students in physics are actively engaged in research at the forefront of physics, in collaboration with faculty who are acknowledged leaders in their respective fields. Learning takes place in both formal and informal settings with a broad spectrum of colleagues, including faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, research scientists, and graduate student peers.
Most graduate students are interested in one or a few sub-fields in physics at the time they arrive at MIT. Students may narrow their focus, or change their sub-field, as they begin their research. The Department encourages this student flexibility with modest course requirements and ample faculty advising resources.
The first year or so of graduate study is usually filled with course work in basic subject areas, including quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and electricity and magnetism. Formal requirements include courses for breadth distribution, but most students find that solid course coverage is to their advantage. Basic courses may be followed by more specialized and advanced theoretical courses, as well as by courses in other departments.
Formal Ph.D. degree requirements include two written examinations and one oral comprehensive examination. The most important step in the doctoral pursuit, however, is finding a thesis supervisor; students are advised to begin this
search early in their graduate career.
A large number of seminars at MIT and neighboring institutions provide an intellectual backdrop throughout the stay at MIT. A
number of activities such as faculty-student roundtable discussions on issues of concern to graduate students, the women in physics program, and the graduate-student poster session on research activities round out graduate student life. Other activities for graduate students include social hours and barbeques.
申请材料及录取要求：SOP，成绩单，三封推荐信，GRE(general+ subject), TOEFL(最低100)/ IELTS(最低7)，简历
申请截止日期：12月15日

3.2 California Institute of Technology
PHD in Physics
项目介绍
Caltech's graduate program provides students with a broad education in fundamental physics and extensive hands-on experience in conducting independent research. The program, which is designed for students working toward their PhD, prepares graduates for careers in scientific research or research combined with teaching.
Research is a vital component of the program and graduate students have the opportunity to pursue interests in many different areas, including elementary particle physics; cosmic-ray, gamma-ray, and x-ray astronomy; submillimeter astronomy; condensed matter physics; atomic, molecular, and optical physics; quantum optics; applied physics; gravitational physics; cosmology; astrophysics; mathematical physics; biophysics; and theoretical physics.
录取要求及材料: GRE(平均分Verbal 600, Quantitative 780, Analytic
760, Physics Subject 880)；TOEFL, 三封推荐信，成绩单， SOP，CV
申请截止期：12月15日